Fuck
2005 Directed by Steve Anderson
Synopsis
The one word that brings all people together - and then sets them apart
A documentary on the expletive's origin, why it offends some people so deeply, and what can be gained from its use.
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Fucking great documentary. Funny as fuck and somewhat fucking interesting. Does'nt fucking tell you a whole fucking lot that you did'nt already fucking know, but it is a fucking entertaining fucking watch. Fuck.
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A fun, irreverent documentary which features some great, charismatic and passionate interviews. It's about the word 'FUCK' and, to an extent, the battle for free speech in America. It suffers a bit from it's bias. Although I'm firmly in the say fuck/free speech camp, the film seemed disingenuous to participants with opposing views who'd been decent enough to do really engaging interviews but were rewarded with, essentially, mockery. At times, the film seemed pretty immature and it didn't really draw any revolutionary conclusions. At the end of the day, if you want to see the subject explored intelligently, you should just ignore this film and skip straight to the material it venerates - the works of Lenny Bruce and George Carlin.
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I'm never using the word fuck again.
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A documentary about the word 'fuck'. No more interesting than that sounds.
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I'm never using the word fuck again.
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An aimless bore of a documentary that does little to enlighten and shows little interest in delving more than skin-deep into its subject matter.
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A 1½ hour long documentary of the word Fuck. The most funny thing about it, is seeing the opposing sides preach for either the use of the word, or the avoidance of using it. Ultimately, the use of the word, like the documentary itself, loses value over time and with repeated usage. Interestingly, they don't come to that conclusion in the film.
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An interesting documentary about the most controversial word in the world with interviews from both sides of the debate surrounding it and in-depth looks at how it has affected our culture. Fascinating.
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Easily one of my favourite documentaries. Combines amazing humour, great interviews & is ridiculously informative.
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Boone, Boone, Boone.
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Pat Boone is fucking scary.
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Lacking in focus and depth, Anderson's documentary feels more like an extended ramble on a naughty word than the well-structured argument examining the use of profanity it should have been. Disappointing. Watch The Aristocrats instead. Full review here
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A fun, irreverent documentary which features some great, charismatic and passionate interviews. It's about the word 'FUCK' and, to an extent, the battle for free speech in America. It suffers a bit from it's bias. Although I'm firmly in the say fuck/free speech camp, the film seemed disingenuous to participants with opposing views who'd been decent enough to do really engaging interviews but were rewarded with, essentially, mockery. At times, the film seemed pretty immature and it didn't really draw any revolutionary conclusions. At the end of the day, if you want to see the subject explored intelligently, you should just ignore this film and skip straight to the material it venerates - the works of Lenny Bruce and George Carlin.